PHILADELPHIA, the United States -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on Tuesday night faced off here for the first time in the 2024 U.S. presidential debate.

Harris and Trump clashed over key issues including the economy, abortion, immigration, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Ukraine crisis, and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan to appeal to voters across the country. (US-Election-Debate)

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NAIROBI -- Kenyan aviation workers have paralyzed flight operations at the country's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, over the planned leasing of the airport to an Indian company.

The strike by the Kenya Airports Authority workers started on Tuesday night and has delayed several flights. (Kenya-Aviation Worker-Strike)

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HANOI -- As of Wednesday afternoon, Typhoon Yagi and the consequent landslides and floods have left 179 dead and 145 missing in Vietnam, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced. (Vietnam-Typhoon-Death)

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BAGHDAD -- Two Katyusha rockets were fired late Tuesday night at a facility belonging to the U.S. embassy and an Iraqi military base near Baghdad International Airport, according to an Interior Ministry source.

One of the rockets landed near the U.S. embassy's logistic center at the perimeter of the airport without causing casualties. The other one landed on the counter-terrorism service base near the airport, causing material damage to one of the buildings, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Iraq-Air Strike-US) Enditem

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